Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts:
AppStories
This week, John and Federico spin a Saturday morning of iPhone app cleanup into a full blown digital declutter across all devices with the help of some of their favorite apps.
Then on AppStories+, Federico has more to share from his ongoing Typing Mind experiments, and John explains how he’s using Claude Code to crunch spreadsheets with one million rows.
NPC: Next Portable Console
This week on NPC, Brendon, Federico, and John explore where mobile phone gaming is heading and reflect on what Nintendo’s latest earnings report means for the Switch 2, before Brendon shares his first impressions of the Miyoo Mini Flip
On NPC XL, Federico, John, and Brendon explore what’s behind the sudden surge of innovation in mobile phone controllers and where mobile gaming may be heading.
AppStories, Episode 460, ‘The Great Digital Declutter’ Show Notes
Digital Decluttering
Backups
Backblaze
Arq
Carbon Copy Cloner
Samsung T9 SSD
Finder Alternatives
Bloom
Forklift
Hazel’s App Sweep feature
File Management Apps
CleanMyPhone
CleanMyMac
Shutter Declutter
Daisy Disk
Fluent – similar to Sky
Federico’s Sky Preview
AppStories+ Post-Show
Typing Mind
Kimi K2
MiniMax M2
Exa Search
Cloudflare workers
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NPC, Episode 56, ‘Can RedMagic Shake Up Mobile Gaming with a Liquid-Cooled Phone?’ Show Notes
The Latest Portable Gaming News
OneXFly Apex and AYANEO Pocket Vert Follow-Up
OneXFly Apex Strix Halo handheld gaming PC to sell for $1399 and up during crowdfunding
AYANEO Releases Details on the Pocket VERT
Redmagic’s Liquid-Cooled Phone
Redmagic’s liquid-cooled gaming phone starts at $749
Nintendo is Killing It
Nintendo is raising its Switch 2 sales expectations
Nintendo is getting the Switch ready for retirement
In Other News
Valve will finally turn off the Steam Deck’s screen while it’s downloading games
Samsung has a new line of microSD Express cards for the Switch 2
Miyoo Mini Flip
The Miyoo Mini Flip might be what everyone has been asking for all along
Miyoo Mini Flip Review: STILL GOT IT
Subscribe to NPC XL
NPC XL is a weekly members-only version of NPC with extra content, available exclusively through our new Patreon for $5/month.
Each week on NPC XL, Federico, Brendon, and John record a special segment or deep dive about a particular topic that is released alongside the “regular” NPC episodes.
You can subscribe here.
MacStories launched its first podcast in 2017 with AppStories. Since then, the lineup has expanded to include a family of weekly shows that also includes MacStories Unwind, Magic Rays of Light, Comfort Zone, NPC: Next Portable Console, and First, Last, Everything that collectively, cover a broad range of the modern media world from Apple’s streaming service and videogame hardware to apps for a growing audience that appreciates our thoughtful, in-depth approach to media.
If you’re interested in advertising on our shows, you can learn more here or by contacting our Managing Editor, John Voorhees.